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EXHIBIT 3
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT dated as of February 16, 1998 among HADCO
CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation ("Parent"), HADCO ACQUISITION CORP. II,
a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Sub"),
and the other parties signatory hereto (each a "Stockholder", and collectively,
the "Stockholders").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, Parent, Sub and CONTINENTAL CIRCUITS CORP., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as such
agreement may hereafter be amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement";
capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings
ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which Sub will be merged
with and into the Company (the "Merger");
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Merger, Parent and the Company desire
that, as soon as practicable (and not later than five business days) after the
public announcement of the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Sub
commence a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock (as defined in Section 1), including all of the Shares (as defined
in Section 2) owned beneficially by the Stockholders; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to entering into the Merger
Agreement, Parent has required that the Stockholders agree, and the Stockholders
have agreed, to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
promises, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) "Beneficially Own" or "Beneficial Ownership" with respect
to any securities shall mean having "beneficial ownership" of such securities
(as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act")), including pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing. Without duplicative
counting of the same securities by the same holder, securities Beneficially
Owned by a Person shall include securities Beneficially Owned by all other
Persons with whom such Person would constitute a "group" within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
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(b) "Company Common Stock" shall mean at any time the common
stock, $.01 par value, of the Company.
(c) "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or
other entity.
2. Tender of Shares.
(a) Each Stockholder hereby agrees to validly tender pursuant
to and in accordance with the terms of the Offer, not later than the fifth
business day after commencement of the Offer pursuant to Section 1.1 of the
Merger Agreement and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, (i) the number of shares
of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Schedule I
hereto (the "Existing Shares"), and (ii) any additional shares of Company Common
Stock acquired by such Stockholder after the date hereof and prior to the
termination of this Agreement whether upon the exercise of options, warrants or
rights, the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities, or
by means of purchase, dividend, distribution or otherwise Beneficially Owned by
him or it (the "Additional Shares" and, together with the Existing Shares, the
"Shares"). Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Sub's
obligation to accept for payment and pay for Shares in the Offer, including the
Shares Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder, is subject to the terms and
conditions of the Offer.
(b) Each Stockholder hereby agrees to permit Parent and Sub to
publish and disclose in the Offer Documents and, if Company Stockholder Approval
is required under applicable law, the Proxy Statement (including all documents
and schedules filed with the SEC) his or its identity and ownership of Company
Common Stock and the nature of his or its commitments, arrangements and
understandings under this Agreement.
3. Provisions Concerning Company Common Stock.
(a) Each Stockholder hereby agrees that during the period
commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the first to occur of the
Effective Time or termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its
terms, at any meeting of the holders of Company Common Stock, however called, or
in connection with any written consent of the holders of Company Common Stock,
such Stockholder shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares held of record or
Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder, whether issued, heretofore owned or
hereafter acquired, (i) in favor of the Merger, the execution and delivery by
the Company of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the terms thereof and
each of the other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and this
Agreement and any actions required in furtherance thereof and hereof; (ii)
against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of
any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of
the Company under the Merger Agreement or this Agreement; and (iii) except as
otherwise agreed to in writing in advance by Parent, against the following
actions (other than the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement): (A) any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or its
Subsidiaries; (B) a sale, lease or transfer of a material amount of assets of
the Company or its Subsidiaries, or a
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reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution or liquidation of the Company or
its Subsidiaries; (C) (1) any change in a majority of the persons who constitute
the board of directors of the Company; (2) any change in the present
capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws; (3) any other material change in the Company's
corporate structure or business; or (4) any other action which, in the case of
each of the matters referred to in clauses (C) (1), (2), (3) or (4), is
intended, or could reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, delay,
postpone, or materially adversely affect the Merger and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Merger Agreement. Such Stockholder shall
not enter into any agreement or understanding with any person or entity the
effect of which would be inconsistent or violative of the provisions and
agreements contained in this Section 3.
(b) Each Stockholder hereby grants to Parent a proxy to vote
the Shares of such Stockholder as indicated in Section 3(a). Each Stockholder
intends such proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest and will take
such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to
effectuate the intent of this proxy and hereby revokes any proxy previously
granted by Stockholder with respect to such Shares.
4. Other Covenants, Representations and Warranties. Each
Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
(a) Ownership of Shares. Such Stockholder is either (i) the
record and Beneficial Owner of, or (ii) the Beneficial Owner but not the record
holder of, the number of Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on
Schedule I hereto. On the date hereof, the Existing Shares set forth opposite
such Stockholder's name on Schedule I hereto constitute all of the Shares owned
of record or Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder. Such Stockholder has sole
voting power and sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters
set forth in Sections 2 and 3 hereof, sole power of disposition, sole power of
conversion, sole power to demand appraisal rights and sole power to agree to all
of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of
the Existing Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Schedule I
hereto, with no limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights,
subject to applicable securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Power; Binding Agreement. Such Stockholder has the legal
capacity, power and authority to enter into and perform all of such
Stockholder's obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder will not violate any other
agreement to which such Stockholder is a party including, without limitation,
any other voting agreement, stockholders agreement or voting trust. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder
and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Stockholder, enforceable
against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms. There is no beneficiary
or holder of a voting trust certificate or other interest of any trust of which
such Stockholder is trustee whose consent is required for the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by such stockholder of the
transactions contemplated hereby. If such Stockholder is married and such
Stockholder's Shares constitute community property, this Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by, and
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constitutes a valid and binding agreement of, such Stockholder's spouse,
enforceable against such person in accordance with its terms.
(c) No Conflicts. (A) No filing with, and no permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any state or federal public body or
authority is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by such Stockholder
and the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby
and (B) none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such
Stockholder, the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions
contemplated hereby or compliance by such Stockholder with any of the provisions
hereof shall (1) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any third
party right of termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration)
under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, license, contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding, agreement
or other instrument or obligation of any kind to which such Stockholder is a
party or by which such Stockholder or any of such Stockholder's properties or
assets may be bound or (2) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree,
judgment, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such Stockholder or
any of such Stockholder's properties or assets.
(d) No Encumbrances. Except as applicable in connection with
the transactions contemplated by Sections 2 and 3 hereof, such Stockholder's
Shares and the certificates representing such Shares are now, and at all times
during the term hereof will be, held by such Stockholder, or by a nominee or
custodian for the benefit of such Stockholder, free and clear of all liens,
claims, security interests, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, understandings
or arrangements or any other encumbrances whatsoever, except for any such
encumbrances or proxies arising hereunder.
(e) No Finder's Fees. No broker, investment banker, financial
adviser or other person is entitled to any broker's, finder's, financial
adviser's or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such
Stockholder.
(f) No Solicitation. No Stockholder shall, in his or its
capacity as such, directly or indirectly, solicit (including by way of
furnishing information) or respond to any inquiries or the making of any
proposal by any person or entity (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent)
with respect to the Company that constitutes an Acquisition Proposal. If any
Stockholder receives any such inquiry or proposal, then such Stockholder shall
immediately inform Parent of the terms and conditions, if any, of such inquiry
or proposal and the identity of the person making such proposal. Each
Stockholder will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing
activities, discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore
with respect to any of the foregoing.
(g) Restriction on Transfer, Proxies and Non-Interference.
Except as applicable in connection with the transactions contemplated by
Sections 2 and 3 hereof, no Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly: (i) offer
for sale, sell, transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose
of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or
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understanding with respect to or consent to the offer for sale, sale, transfer,
tender, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, any or all of
such Stockholder's Shares or any interest therein; (ii) grant any proxies or
powers of attorney, deposit any Shares into a voting trust or enter into a
voting agreement with respect to any Shares; or (iii) take any action that would
make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue
or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from
performing such Stockholder's obligations under this Agreement.
(h) Waiver of Appraisal Rights. Each Stockholder hereby
waives any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger that such
Stockholder may have.
(i) Reliance by Parent. Such Stockholder understands and
acknowledges that Parent and Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in
reliance upon such Stockholder's execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(j) Further Assurances. From time to time, at the other
party's request and without further consideration, each party hereto shall
execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further lawful
action as may be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the
most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
5. Stop Transfer. Each Stockholder agrees with, and covenants to,
Parent that such Stockholder shall not request that the Company and, the Company
agrees that it will not, register the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any
certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of such Stockholder's
Shares, unless such transfer is made in compliance with this Agreement
(including the provisions of Section 2 hereof). In the event of a stock dividend
or distribution, or any change in the Company Common Stock by reason of any
stock dividend, split-up, recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or
the like, the term "Shares" shall be deemed to refer to and include the Shares
as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any shares into which
or for which any or all of the Shares may be changed or exchanged.
6. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms by Parent.
7. Stockholder Capacity. No person executing this Agreement who is or
becomes during the term hereof a director of the Company makes any agreement or
understanding herein in his or her capacity as such director. Each Stockholder
signs solely in his or her capacity as the record and Beneficial Owner of, or
the trustee of a trust whose beneficiaries are the Beneficial Owners of, such
Stockholder's Shares.
8. Confidentiality. The Stockholders recognize that the successful
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be dependent
upon confidentiality with respect to the matters referred to herein. In this
connection, pending public disclosure thereof, each Stockholder hereby agrees
not to disclose or discuss such matters with anyone not a party to
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this Agreement (other than such Stockholder's counsel and advisors, if any)
without the prior written consent of Parent, except for filings required
pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder or
disclosures such Stockholder's counsel advises are necessary in order to fulfill
such Stockholder's obligations imposed by law, in which event such Stockholder
shall give prior notice of such proposed disclosure to Parent as promptly as
practicable so as to enable Parent to seek a protective order from a court of
competent jurisdiction with respect thereto.
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both
written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Certain Events. Each Stockholder agrees that this
Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall attach to such Stockholder's
Shares and shall be binding upon any person or entity to which legal or
beneficial ownership of such Shares shall pass, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, including, without limitation, such Stockholder's heirs, guardians,
administrators or successors. Notwithstanding any transfer of Shares, the
transferor shall remain liable for the performance of all obligations under this
Agreement of the transferor.
(c) Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned by
operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the other
party, provided that Parent may assign, in its sole discretion, its rights and
obligations hereunder to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent, but no such assignment shall relieve Parent of its obligations hereunder
if such assignee does not perform such obligations.
(d) Amendments, Waivers, Etc. This Agreement may not be
amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, with
respect to any one or more Stockholders, except upon the execution and delivery
of a written agreement executed by the relevant parties hereto; provided that
Schedule I hereto may be supplemented by Parent by adding the name and other
relevant information concerning any stockholder of the Company who agrees to be
bound by the terms of this Agreement without the agreement of any other party
hereto, and thereafter such added stockholder shall be treated as a
"Stockholder" for all purposes of this Agreement.
(e) Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be
deemed to have been duly received if so given) by hand delivery or telecopy, or
by mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) or by any courier service, such as Federal Express, providing proof
of delivery. All communications hereunder shall be delivered to the respective
parties at the following addresses:
If to Stockholder: At the addresses set forth on Schedule I
hereto with
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copies to: Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: P. Xxxxxx Xxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
If to Parent: Hadco Corporation
00X Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, X.X. 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
copy to: Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.
(f) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion
of any provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law but if any provision or portion of any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision
or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be
reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been
contained herein.
(g) Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto
recognizes and acknowledges that a breach by it of any covenants or agreements
contained in this Agreement will cause the other party to sustain damages for
which it would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages, and
therefore each of the parties hereto agrees that in the event of any such breach
the aggrieved party shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of
such covenants and agreements and injunctive and other equitable relief in
addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity.
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(h) Remedies Cumulative. All rights, powers and remedies
provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or
in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any
thereof by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of
any other such right, power or remedy by such party.
(i) No Waiver. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any
right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in
respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other
party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the
parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such
party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to
demand such compliance.
(j) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall not be enforceable by, any person
or entity who or which is not a party hereto.
(k) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without
giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(l) Jurisdiction. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware in any
action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement, and agrees
that any such action, suit or proceeding shall be brought only in such court
(and waives any objection based on forum non conveniens or any other objection
to venue therein); provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is
solely for the purpose referred to in this paragraph (l) and shall not be deemed
to be a general submission to the jurisdiction of said court or in the State of
Delaware other than for such purposes. Each party hereto hereby waives any right
to a trial by jury in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding.
(m) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings used
herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be
part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(n) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which,
taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Sub and each Stockholder have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
HADCO CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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HADCO ACQUISITION CORP. II
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, III
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Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, III
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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AGREED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED
(with respect to Section 5):
CONTINENTAL CIRCUITS CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, III
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Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, III
President and Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE I
STOCKHOLDER SHARES OPTIONS
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Xxxxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, III 0 400,000
c/o Continental Circuits Corp.
0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx 0 50,000
c/o Continental Circuits Corp.
0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 0 100,000
c/o Continental Circuits Corp.
0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx 0 30,000
c/o Continental Circuits Corp.
0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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